Intelligent antitheft method and system combining magnetic tags and smart cards
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1. A system for preventing theft of an object, said system comprising:
- an electronic article surveillance (EAS) device operatively attached to an object;
a security path for detection of said EAS device, said security path including at least one security gate;
a reader operatively coupled to said security path and associated with one of said or least one security gate;
a smart card for being read by said reader, said smart card containing an identification profile of an authorized user of said object; and
a computer attached to said reader, said computer disabling a security function of said security path at said security gate if a person presenting said card at said reader is determined as being authorized to remove said object after having said smart card read by said reader; and
an alarm operatively coupled to said security path,wherein upon passage through said path without first having established that said person is authorized to remove said object, said EAS device triggers the path to activate said alarm and subsequently when said smart card is read by said reader and said person is determined as being authorized to remove said object said alarm is turned off.
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Abstract
A method and system for preventing theft of an object, includes an electronic article surveillance (EAS) device operatively attached to an object, a security path for detection of the EAS device, a reader operatively coupled to the security path, and a smart card for being read by the reader. The smart card contains an identification profile of an authorized user of the object.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for preventing theft of an object, said system comprising:
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an electronic article surveillance (EAS) device operatively attached to an object; a security path for detection of said EAS device, said security path including at least one security gate; a reader operatively coupled to said security path and associated with one of said or least one security gate; a smart card for being read by said reader, said smart card containing an identification profile of an authorized user of said object; and a computer attached to said reader, said computer disabling a security function of said security path at said security gate if a person presenting said card at said reader is determined as being authorized to remove said object after having said smart card read by said reader; and an alarm operatively coupled to said security path, wherein upon passage through said path without first having established that said person is authorized to remove said object, said EAS device triggers the path to activate said alarm and subsequently when said smart card is read by said reader and said person is determined as being authorized to remove said object said alarm is turned off. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 22, 23, 24)
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11. The system according to claim l, wherein said smart card comprises a contactless smart card.
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13. A method for preventing theft of an object, said method comprising:
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operatively attaching an electronic article surveillance (EAS) device to an object; detecting said EAS device as said object traverses a security path; operatively coupling a reader to said security path, said reader associated with a security gate in said security path; reading, by said reader, a smart card being presented to said readers as said object traverses said security path, said smart card containing an identification profile of an authorized user of said object; and attaching a computer to said reader, said computer disabling a security function of said security path at said security gate if said smart card is determined as being associated with a person authorized to remove said object; operatively coupling an alarm to said security path; activating said alarm upon passage through said path without first having established that said person is authorized to remove said object; and turning off said alarm when said smart card is read by said reader and said person is determined as being authorized to remove said object. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for preventing theft of an object, said system comprising:
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an electronic article surveillance (EAS) device operatively attached to an object; a security path for detection of said EAS device; a reader operatively coupled to said security path, said reader located at or near a security gate of said security path; a smart card for being read by said reader, said smart card containing an identification profile of an authorized user of said object; a computer attached to said reader, said computer disabling a security function at said security gate if said smart card is determined to be that of a person authorized to remove said object; and operatively coupling an alarm to said security path, wherein upon passage through said path without first having established that said person is authorized to remove said object, said EAS device triggers the path to activate said alarm and subsequently when said smart card is read by said reader and said person is determined as being authorized to remove said object, said security function at said security gate is disabled by said computer, and wherein said EAS device continuously outputs a signal to said security path. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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